Could there be a more unreachable concept in contemporary spirituality? The world has gone gray, no more absolutes. But holiness is absolute. It is to be cut off, separate, not common. The entire page-turner known as Leviticus is a treatment of the difference between a holy God and common man. Leviticus is the instructions of practicing holiness. So is Jesus. This is why the designation Paul repeatedly offers of “in Christ” is so massively important in the Christian’s life. Nobody in the camp full of Hebrews could fulfill the instructions of Leviticus. So nobody could be holy. A-ha! But NOW, Christ has come! He has bridged the gap between God’s holiness and my commonality, and He has made ME holy. So why do I keep running back across the bridge to be common? Because I really don’t believe that He has made me holy. But He has. So Peter…Peter, of all people…! Peter tells us to be holy because God is holy. And He has made me holy. It’s not so much “do it” as “be it” because I am “in Christ.” This is why God really doesn’t care at all about my happiness, but cares intensely for my holiness. Life is learning to want what God wants…
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